Faculty of Engineering & Technology

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Apply fundamental laws of maths and science to create mechanical devices that we use every day

Mechanical engineering plays a critical role in solving the world’s grand challenges by producing sustainable energy, providing a safe environment and clean water, building safe and efﬁcient transportation systems, designing new means of energy conversion and storage, and improving mechanical/electrical systems in homes and buildings. Emerging high technology ﬁelds of nano-materials and biomechanics are further examples of areas where mechanical engineering plays a vital role. Furthermore, established areas of mechanical engineering such as design, manufacturing, automation and control are essential elements to devising large-scale complex systems that drive the global economy.

Competencies to achieve:

Mechanical and Machine Design

Mechatronics and Robotics (Internet of Things)

Energy Science and Technology

Fluids Engineering

Manufacturing Automation and Production Engineering

Materials Engineering

Biomechanical Engineering

Career Pathway:

Mechanical Engineer is one of the world’s most in-demand profession in various industries and sectors according to the OECD database. The versatility of the field means that mechanical engineering graduates would be able to compete for any job that requires competencies in science, technology, and engineering with a strong quantitative backbone. Mechanical engineers carry with them an ability to solve engineering problems, to create and design mechanical/electronics devices from the known to the unknown, in a logical and reproducible manner, thus allowing for the creation of leading-edge innovations in any sector in which they happen to work.

Potential career pathways for graduates of Mechanical Engineering include but is not limited to:

Manufacturing engineer

Automotive engineering

Energy/Mining engineer

Product development and design engineer

Aviation/Aerospace engineer

Application engineer

Maintenance engineer

Building systems engineer

Automation and robotics (Internet of Things) engineer

Control and instrumentation engineer

Laboratories

Laboratories in SU are common facilities, i.e. they are shared by multiple programs.

Engineers demonstrating the ability to compete and work in a multicultural work environment through bilingual communication, application of information technology, and application of innovation to solve problems in the field of mechanical engineering.

Managers who are able to organize co-workers in studying engineering data and combine it with “market demands” to create products that can be used by the public.

Engineers demonstrating decision-making ability based on data and information analysis and making accountability for achievement of results.

Engineers and managers who create an atmosphere of professional co-operation and are committed to ethical values ​​with accountability to work.